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In the words of Dr. Kwaku Afiriyie, the minister of environment, science, and technology and the Member of Parliament for Sefwi-Wiawso, renal disease is primarily caused by the mining industry, and more kidney-related cases are connected to mining-related activities. Speaking to the press after the health mining brief parliament on …

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana, Mrs. Jean Mensa, announced in April 2023 that the District Assembly Elections will be held on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, across the country. Mrs. Jean Mensa indicated that the 2023 District Level Elections (DLE) will take place in all 6,272 electoral …

Prosper Narteh Ogum, the head coach of Asante Kotoko, has disclosed that certain players at the team are unwilling to compete for their position. The manager claims that in order to compete for spots, the team’s more seasoned players have turned to their peers in the media. Experienced players such …

Residents within Dormaa Central municipality in the Bono region have expressed concern over who will win the 2024 general elections between the NPP’s Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia and the presidential candidate for the NDC, John Dramani Mahama, as they battle each other on December 7, 2023. During an interview with …

In order to ensure speedy growth and development in our communities, the Omanhene of the Odau traditional area, Daasebre Ofosu Kwabi Ayebiahwe, who also serves as Akyem Etweresohene in the Akyemansa District of the Eastern Region, has advised all Ghanaians to take community labor into consideration. According to Daasebere Ofosu …

Today, Tuesday, November 7, is the last day of the five-day voter exhibition exercise held by the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) in preparation for the district and unit committee elections. At all 38,622 polling stations nationwide, the exercise got underway on Friday, November 3. It has been ongoing over the …

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) in the Eastern region has carried out an enforcement exercise to close down over 38 mobile phone retail shops belonging to foreigners in Koforidua. The Eastern Regional Vice Chairman of GUTA, Samuel Aikins, who spoke to Afeema News on Wednesday, said their action …

The MP for Suame Constituency, Majority Leader, and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has reacted to Kennedy Agyapong’s performance in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) primaries. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu predicted prior to the primaries that Kennedy Agyapong, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, was not going to get even …

The National Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), is cautioning Ghanaians against casting their votes for Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in the 2024 general elections. Mr Sammy Gyamfi asserts that a vote for Dr Bawumia equates to a vote for President Akufo-Addo and what he perceives …

Mary Osei Kuffour, a senior staff nurse at the Akyem Aboabo Health Center, has urged residents of the Akyem Aboabo community in the Birim Central Municipality to keep checking their blood pressure (BP) on a regular basis. In order to keep BP patients safe, she also recommended that they remain …